Wanda Robinson On Don Cornelius, Soul Train Magic & Shaping The Culture! | I Was A Soul Train Dancer

[@shyman99]

If I owned a time machine, it is Wanda's era on ST that I would be traveling to. There is just something so magical about 1971-1975. The music, the clothes, the hair styles, and of course, the confidence to be a pioneer in sometime so historic. Wanda is royalty to me.

[@tracythomas4727]

@shyman99 Oh YEAHHH! Those were some of the BEST years ever & forever!!

[@AngelHoll-pr8fz]

Pam grier foxy brown or bernadette the daughter on good times who is more beautiful? Definitely easily bernadette and she's still beautiful and fine!!!

[@conniewebster1498]

Yes, ❤️🧓 the 70s. 🎉

[@Chaunti-ie3db]

Yeah baby the 70's was groovy, can u dig it....

[@Winnib7479]

She is still as pretty as ever. 😊

[@dree2295]

She's soooooooooo beautiful, back then and now!

[@wilfri14]

To all the soul train dancers thank you for all the beautiful memories

[@benitz2628]

We’re grateful to be appreciated all these years later. Especially by the young generation. OG 1973-75💃🏽🚂

[@marcodesantiago5273]

@wilfri14 🥳 We SOUL TRAIN Dancers are happy that people just like you exist ~

[@N2LADIES55]

Thanks for telling your story, I really enjoyed it. Soul Train is part of Black History.

[@deedubb3605]

Whoever thought of this series and keeps it going - BRAVO!! 👏🏾 What an absolute gift to see and hear from Ms. Wanda Fuller who is part of American history! What a phenomenal dancer and performer she was. Favorite era ever!

[@lostdomesticarts7413]

My daughter thought of the series she is creative executive at BET.

[@deedubb3605]

@ Kudos to your daughter! 👏🏾Fantastic idea.

[@bombast718]

@@lostdomesticarts7413Thank your daughter for us! ❤

[@emanuelsanders2030]

I grew up watching Soul Train! The music back then just made you feel good and want to dance, and dance we did! ! ! It was such a simpler time.

[@sandradillard7415]

Continue with the soul train dancers...love it. Beautiful

[@judysanders9684]

Love the old school Soul Train dancer.

[@Trinitymakayy]

She so beautiful! I’m happy yall got an interview with her!

[@Miss-p1w]

All the dancers still look wonderful 😊like they really took care of themselves

[@bombast718]

She's so wholesome. ❤ I miss that.

[@spiritrodeo]

I love these interviews 💕🚂🕺🏾💃🏽🕺🏻🕺🏽💃🏿💃🏽

[@marcodesantiago5273]

As a Soul Train Dancer, I have known WANDA FULLER - ROBINSON for many years. After watching this...I know her even better now. I could watch her episode of I WAS A SOUL TRAIN DANCER over and over again 😊

[@MsTexas73]

Hey Marco, Suga, Honey, Baby, Love. LaShawn 🤗💜💫✨

[@kaleahcollins4567]

This is what these kids today need . Someone needs to make a new show for music and dancing and just peace

[@Cherie-yl4zi]

It's not going to work though because all they do is twerk now but it would be nice to see young people do new dances

[@sarahsimpkins1311]

Nope wouldn't work

[@MosesJD86]

💯 it really would make a difference for many of them. It would also help them love and appreciate one another more

[@sirpoppinchuck]

The music is not the same any more it's not danceable music it's foolish rap. I work at a dance studio they are just learning dances from the 90's in Chicago. There's been a trend of all style dance competitions so these kids want to battle . But I do think internationally their dancing more because American dancers are teaching there -Locking, house, hip-hop, wacking, vogueing, some party dances. Then when there's competition always foreigners win because they love American black culture n they're disciplined!! I'm always proud when I see black kids get down because it is our legacy. I grew up up the hill from Mavericks Flat( Overhiil n Slauson) Crenshaw district, Baldwin Hills, Windsor hills, Inglewood, South Central was our stomping ground. We even painted the Crenshaw wall up 2001-20024 I did a Locking character on the wall!!😁😁😁👍🔥🙏🎶🎶🎶

[@jbizz80]

Real dancing still exists.

[@shortblockflexinit5219]

Love hearing her story. I always looked forward to see her and Eddie coming down the line. The 70's was my favorite era of Soul Train.

[@Purpleppleater42]

I loooooove this series!

[@TheHighlander2024]

Wanda, thank you so much for the great dancing, memories, fashion, and good old-fashioned fun! 😎🫡👏🏿🙌🏿

[@mintybadger6905]

It must be nice for all these guys and girls to be able to look back at themselves back when they were slender, gorgeous, and the coolest kids on the planet.

[@grayscar05]

They looked so glamorous then compared to what young adults look like now. Shes still attractive

[@heathertea2704]

I was a 3rd grader when Soul Train started and Rushed to watch you guys Every Saturday afternoon. So talented.🥰

[@kincamell2]

One of the best shows, ever.

[@wendiewhitneydeprisco3663]

I was about 18 years old when I started watching. She is a treasure.

[@GnarlsBarkley123]

I love these stories! Look forward to new ones every time, beautiful.

[@MariettaJames-xb6is]

Robin Power Royal, Rosie Perez, Tiffany Yee, Sandy Hall and Debra Winters, more soul Train dancer story, please?

[@amaya35]

her friend connie is beautiful as well 😍

[@loxsochic]

Love it! She was (and still is) very beautiful. Loved her fashions and everything!

[@amaya35]

wanda is so beautiful and well spoken

[@angelalake200]

all i can say is, im extremely grateful for soul train and now to hear the incredible interviews from the amazing people who danced on the show is just so pleasing. thank you for sharing

[@astarisborn9820]

What a lovely lady! I’m glad she had such fond memories of soul train. GOD bless her! 💗

[@corialston1884]

Keep 'em coming, Soul Train! ✊

[@chrislaustin]

I was born in 71 and graduated Dorsey High in 89, and while Wanda and her group was a little before my time, I still love hearing and seeing the history. We all grew up in the same areas and many went to the same schools, and I just loving seeing what "life" was like for those who came before me, as well as from those who came after. It's always nice to take a walk down memory lane, especially while wearing some one else's dancing shoes.

[@AngelHoll-pr8fz]

Pam grier or bernadette the daughter on good times who is more beautiful? Definitely easily bernadette and she's still beautiful and fine

[@gritzgravy1760]

I loved Wanda's style

[@kaleahcollins4567]

It is awesome having these icons tell their stories. It's messed up how Don treated them. They only got paid with a 2 piece chicken box they weren't allowed to get paid for dancing elsewhere neither.

[@vashtikelly6837]

ST❤, WANDA DAD LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THE DEBARGES❤❤❤

[@CHEEKSWHITE]

Bae wya

[@eddiethorne6461]

Beautiful person.I would have loved to had danced on the show.All of the dancers speaks so good about their experiences on Soul Train.

[@denises.8203]

😊Thanks Wanda for posting,i feel apart coming up in the '70's

[@meandmy2cents309]

I love these stories! It’s astonishing to think you could come on as a 15 year old kid and literally end up traveling the world! Soul Train was truly a once in a lifetime experience!🥰

[@sgranny8205]

Love this interview. Seeing Wanda brings back memories of the fashions, dances and music of Soul Train's best years; 1971-1975.

[@kerry-j4m]

YES. Another new STD episode,was pleasantly surprised to see this new episode and it didn't disappoint either. Wanda seems so sweet,kind and mature,what a lady.

[@somejackball]

Soul Train taught me how to dance back then.. Soul Train would come on every weekend, and i was in military school back then. and there was usually just 2 of us that watched it, our barracks counselor/supervisor (he was a black dude about 28 i think) and myself. anyway he's reason i starting watching Soul Train, and i started practicing those moves until i was pretty good by age 12/13. then when the Disco era came along, what i call the disco era, 75-80, i was all set! by age 16 i was getting into clubs, venues etc. couldn't get enough of it. and it was easy getting in for me, i was real tall for my age, 6' by age 14. so ya, Soul Train put the fire in me, and got me dancing and boogieing back then! and i like it all, dancing or Skate Rinks, cus most of the Skate places played Disco back then. we had a nice one, arcades, food, everything. some good times. then Saturday Night Fever came out, the Bee Gees all that, just stoked the Disco fire in everyone! ☮

[@DavidRoss-lo7kz]

Nice to see Wanda Fuller Robinson...

[@MsTexas73]

Another excellent episode with one of my FAVORITES. Man do I miss chatting DAILY with Wanda and Thelma and a few others over on FB (because I am no longer on FB). 💜💫✨

[@bishoptl]

What an absolute gem of a woman. Thank you for this channel and giving everyone today a look at an important time in the culture.

[@pamelacarpenter8211]

Miss soul train as today...wish it still come on,or have throwbacks

[@OlgaVasquez-v7i]

Nice meeting a legend, love you, Wanda Mae..❤

[@chefbrooklyn5140]

What an awesome interview. A lot of history.

[@zoilalulu3798]

She's a sweet lady. I can't imagine the stories she has of those times!

[@kincamell2]

Gratitude for sharing. Peace to Joe Tex.

[@patricewilliams5109]

Wanda takes good care of herself. She is very pretty and soft spoken.

[@TGGaineyProductions]

I noticed that with a lot of the dancers who contributed memories. They still look good. Some of the ladies look even better as they got older.

[@southwestmotorcyclerider4644]

Wanda is still beautiful.

[@zdoll12]

Love it! Just fly! #soultrain

[@Inksplash52]

Dang I wasn't even born yet when she was a dancer lol I was born in the 80s

[@angelalake200]

that was definitely some breakdancing while on tour.

[@lisasavage6527]

Hey everyone

[@macktical]

Soul Train Scramble in Kendrick new video‼️

[@amaya35]

love when artists pay homage to soul train

[@christ.8547]

*you were an excellent dancer and a nice person to hang out with.."💙🆒".

[@Keeng_Aman_Duh]

Thank you, Ms. Wanda Fuller! Gave me wonderful memories!❤ A time when Black people had each other's back.

[@conniewebster1498]

I wanted to be like the soul train Dancers and their fashion ❤️ i even got myself a small Afro. Their dances and music was the best of all time i quickly pick up on the steps. I missed it when they didnt have it on TV. Great times. Im a dancer now 💃🕺 Dance, Dance, Dance song 🎶 yose, yose ,yose i want to boogie with you.❤🎉

[@CuirPhotodotNet]

....i IDOLIZED HER and EDDIE CHAMPION COLE ...i watched them like a HAWK....their routines were always so POLISHED...i still do their moves too....the early to mid 70s was the best period because the emphasis was on SOUL....FUNK...and CREATIVITY....also there was such an emphasis on BLACKNESS...i just THANK GOD FOR THEM...i could see that all the REALLY CREATIVE DANCERS REALLY HUNG OUT WITH EACH OTHER ...i am very surprised that she didn't mention dancing for DIANA ROSS because DAMITA JO FREEMAN...WANDA...EDDIE and one other person danced with DIANA when she first did LAS VEGAS as a SOLO ARTIST...i remember reading all about it in RIGHT ON MAGAZINE...the PHOTOS WERE GREAT.....DAMITA JO CHOREOGRAPHED the SHOW....anyway i am so glad she looks AMAZING...and shared her wonderful experiences of being on SOUL TRAIN...i could see that there was a shift around 1978...a lot of the original dancers had grown up and had to start living adult lives so i didn't see them anymore which made me sad but that's life....i had to grow up to but i am so glad to see some footage and routines i never saw before plus great photos....EXCELLENT LOOK BACK...ON BLACK CULTURE...

[@MelodyMaker151]

She is so beautiful. Great segment.

[@gsnman]

God bless you, Ms. Wanda, and to all the former Soul Train dancers! I've been wanting to appear on the show for a very long, long time. WTVD-11 LOVE!!!

[@michaelmallory1512]

I feel you I went to Washington high school in los Angeles California graduated in1976 I live in Kentucky after my last duty station from the Army.

[@venom74799]

Women were so incredibly beautiful back then!!!

[@ebonyessence5224]

Great to see wanda . I would love to see lisa jones and fawn quiones on here.

[@sbss924]

She is such a refined Lady!!! You should bring her and Aretha Jackson together to do a show.)

[@bombast718]

I know! She's so classy. I love it!

[@dove6731]

Thank you for your story God bless you 🙏❤️

[@christopherredding5851]

Love your story you have the mildest persona of a woman i have ever seen and you are still a very pretty woman. Thank you for sharing your story.

[@robloxmaniacdanceandshake7871]

HOLY SHYT!!!!!!!... My prayers were answered!!.... "Aunt" Wanda is/was one of the baddest MF'erz.. In the Panthon of B-Boyism.... She is absolute GOD status!!!!.. No cap!!..... It is not a stretch to say that every girl dancer is the God-daughter of her swag!!!!!..... God bless that woman, and all the ST Gang, and all the folk'ez behind the cameras... And, you too!!!!

[@aprilrobinson5180]

Ayyyy momma! 🎉🎉🎉

[@anthonynewman1527]

Wow Like a movie in my mind

[@sirpoppinchuck]

She still looks so beautiful she must be like 74 !!! Also "Scoo- B -Doo" is still dancing, Leo " Flukey" , "Skeeter Rabbit" , Tony Go, Go since the resurgence of Locking n I think Pat Davis still gets down!!!! This is why i painted the "Campbellocking" character on the Crenshaw wall ot was created inSouth Central!!! R I.P Don campbell,Fred Berry, Shabba- Doo

[@JanetCovington-t1f]

Great job🎉

[@CCTH2221-lp2zj]

Now you have my full attention! This lady was my first crush. I emailed Eddie some years back and we joked about. Simply precious😍

[@derekfleming9487]

AWESOME

[@Tacana_Redd_Sox]

She probably went to Fremont w my mom and my aunties they all went in the late 60’’s / early 70’s

[@epicsseven7686]

Her father can pass for an Ethiopian.

[@LisaB.-kh5ku]

Right or vice versa an E thiopian can pass for an American.

[@epicsseven7686]

@LisaB.-kh5ku not really. Ethiopians have a wide range. Some look Indian, Arab, Sudanese etc.

[@Nanbebe7]

The best era early to mid 70s

[@adrianalopez6733]

❤ 🥰

[@christ.8547]

🆒!!!!.....💙🌎✌🏽😇.

[@AngelHoll-pr8fz]

1970s pam grier (coffy) or bernadette (the daughter on good times) who is more beautiful? Definitely easily bernadette and she's still beautiful and fine as wine in the summertime 🍷!!!!

[@DR_Wilkinson]

🤍

[@daniellej7914]

Everybody said this damned studio was small

[@sbss924]

The dancers made the show very famous, yet they were not paid and not treated with a great deal of respect.

[@cylkbrunson]

She sort of looked like Cardi B back then 😍💯